Posted: Mar 11, 2010 7:46 am
Aught3 wrote:It doesn't? Actually I don't think I understand your question are you thinking that in Scandinavian countries wearing a hijab is not considered respectful?babel wrote:Why is it that in the case of the cap, the respect for the broader public outweighs that of the individual and in the case of the hijab, the reverse is true?
You wrote earlier:
Taking off your cap while inside is showing respect in our culture whilst wearing a head covering in public is showing respect in theirs. There are better reasons to oppose the hijab on young girls than an equal enforcement of arbitrary etiquette.
Taking off your cap is a way to show respect to the people you are visiting. I do not see a reason to distinguish between a cap and other means to cover your head as the religious meaning only has meaning to the one wearing it, or anyone else of that religion. I find this not fair. Either you allow everyone to wear whatever they want, including non-religious headcoverings, or you do not allow headcoverings. Allowing exceptions based on religious prescription shouldn't be done.